List of Boeing 727 operators explained

The list of Boeing 727 operators lists both former and current operators of the aircraft.

Original commercial operators

List of operators who purchased or leased aircraft new:[1]

AirlineCountryPhoto100200Notes
Aeroperú89
Aerolíneas Argentinas119
Air Algérie212
Air America1
Air Canada30
Air Charter International11
Air France29
Air Jamaica111
Air Vietnam2
Airlift International5
Alaska Airlines3229
Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines7
Alitalia18
All Nippon Airways1333
Allegheny Airlines104Rebranded as USAir in 1979
American Airlines59125
American Flyers Airline3
Angola Air Charter8
Ansett Australia619Ceased operations in 2002
Ariana Afghan Airlines93
Avensa1113
Avianca3318
Braniff International Airways4879Ceased operations in 1982
British West Indian Airways4
Canadian Pacific Air Lines42
China Airlines4
Condor78
Continental Airlines26109
Cruzeiro do Sul2
Delta Air Lines8183
Dominicana de Aviación59Ceased operations in 1999
Eastern Air Lines7599Launch customer of 727-100
Ethiopian Airlines4
Faucett Perú53
FedEx Express8360
Frontier Airlines73
Hapag-Lloyd Flug83
Hughes Airwest311
Iberia248
Icelandair52
Iran Air63
Iraqi Airways12
Japan Airlines23
Japan Domestic Airlines2
JAT Yugoslav Airlines218
Kuwait Airways4
LACSA35
LAN-Chile5
Libyan Arab Airlines15
Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano34Ceased operations in 2010
Lufthansa2730
Mexicana de Aviación1751
National Airlines2127Merged with Pan Am in 1980
Nigeria Airways14
Northeast Airlines813Merged with Delta Air Lines in 1972
Northwest Airlines3682Launch customer of 727-200
Olympic Airways210
Ozark Air Lines2Never used and sold to Pan Am
Pacific Air Lines6Became Air West in 1968
Pacific Southwest Airlines1633
Pan American World Airways46105Ceased operations in 1991
Republic Airlines22Merged with Northwest Airlines in 1986
Royal Air Maroc9
PLUNA3
Sabena61
Singapore Airlines6
Sterling Airways28
Southwest Airlines6Leased from Braniff International and People Express Airlines
South African Airways9
Syrian Air3
TAAG Angola Airlines1
TAP Air Portugal98Included aircraft operated by wholly owned subsidiary Air Atlantis
Transair Sweden4
Trans Australia Airlines715
Trans Caribbean Airways32Acquired by American Airlines in 1971
Trans International Airlines2
Trans World Airlines3561
Tunisair120
Turkish Airlines12
United Airlines126104
Varig11
VASP213Ceased operations in 2005
Wardair Canada1
Western Airlines48Merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987
World Airways123
Yemen Airways39

Other commercial operators

List of operators who purchased or leased aircraft second-hand:

AirlineCountryPhoto100200Notes
ACES Colombia127Ceased operations in 2003
Aero Costa Rica13Ceased operations in 1997
Aero República3
Aerocar Colombia11Ceased operations in 1995
AeroGal2
AeroLatin1Ceased operations in 2000
Aerolíneas Internacionales26Ceased operations in 2003
Aerolíneas Latinas4Renamed to AeroLatin in 1995
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela8
Aerosucre45
AeroSur713Ceased operations in 2012
Aerotal6Ceased operations in 1983
African Express Airways2
Air 193Ceased operations in 1985
Air Alfa2
Air Atlanta5
Air Class Líneas Aéreas2
Air Commerce2Leased from JAT Yugoslav Airlines
Air Dream1Ceased operations in 2007
Air Florida25
Air Gemini81
Air Holland3
Air Horizon1Ceased operations in 2007
Air Libya2
Air Macau3
Air Malta37
Air Micronesia105Renamed to Continental Micronesia in 1989
Air National1Ceased operations in 1984
Air Nauru3
Air Niagara3Ceased operations in 1984
Air Panamá Internacional82Ceased operations in 1990
Air Vanuatu1
Al Rais Cargo2Ceased operations in 2008
Albatros Airlines1Ceased operations in 1996
Allied Air3
American Trans Air1528
Amerijet International1122
Angola Air Charter10
Asian Express Airlines2Renamed to Tasman Cargo Airlines in 2008
Associated Aviation1
Astar Air Cargo29Ceased operations in 2012
ATA Brasil1Ceased operations in 2006
Av Atlantic15Ceased operations in 1996
Avesca Colombia2Ceased operations in 1995
Aviogenex[2] [3] 17
Azerbaijan Airlines4
Bahamas Express1Rebranded as Majestic Air in 1988
Balkh Airlines1
Birgenair1Leased from Yemen Airways
Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı2Ceased operations in 1989
Bosphorus Airways2Ceased operations in 1993
Boston-Maine Airways3Ceased operations in 2008
Braniff (1983-1990)34Ceased operations in 1989
Braniff (1991-1992)211Ceased operations in 1992
Capital Cargo International Airlines15Merged with Air Transport International in 2013
Carnival Air Lines110Merged with Pan Am (1996-1998) in 1998
Cayman Airways23
Chanchangi Airlines8
Challenge Air Cargo1Leased from Air Panamá Internacional
Champion Air222Ceased operations in 2008
Comair5Operated for British Airways
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation1
Continental Micronesia116
Cosmos Air Cargo1
Custom Air Transport8Ceased operations in 2012
Cyprus Turkish Airlines4
Dan-Air1919Merged with British Airways in 1992
DHL Airways119Rebraded as Astar Air Cargo in 2003
DHL Aero Expreso2
DHL de Guatemala1
Emery Worldwide Airlines4212
Emirates3
European Air Transport710
Evergreen International Airlines35
Express One International2953
Falcon Air Express14
First Air54
Fly Linhas Aéreas2Ceased operations in 2003
Frontier Horizon7
Germania2
Gulf Air Transport93
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines43
Hewa Bora Airways46
Hinduja Cargo Services4Ceased operations in 2001
Holiday Airlines1Ceased operations in 1996
IFL Group3
Imperial Air Cargo3Ceased operations in 2014
Indonesian Airlines1Ceased operations in 2007
Intercontinental de Aviación1
Iran Aseman Airlines10Last commercial operator
Ishtar Airlines1Operated by African Express Airways
Isleña Colombia13Ceased operations in 1994
İstanbul Airlines11Ceased operations in 2000
Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos42Ceased operations in 2000
Jatayu Airlines8
JD Valenciana de Aviación2Ceased operations in 1994
Jetair2Ceased operations in 1985
K-Mile Air3
Kabo Air78
Kalitta Charters414
Kam Air15
Key Airlines184Ceased operations in 1993
KF Cargo1429
Kiwi International Air Lines22Ceased operations in 1999
Korean Air512
Ladeco620Merged with LAN-Chile in 1998
LASER Airlines5
Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas35
Majestic Air1Renamed to Carnival Air Lines in 1989
Mali Air Transport1Operated by the Government of Mali
Mandala Airlines2
McClain Airlines4Ceased operations in 1987
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Mongolia3The 727(s) were retired from service in 2003.[4]
Megantara Air1Ceased operations in 2009
Merpati Nusantara Airlines2
MGM Grand Air3Rebranded as Champion Air in 2008
Nationwide Airlines3Ceased operations in 2008
Nesu Air1Leased from Kuwait Airways
Noble Air5
Northeastern International Airways5
Okada Air6Ceased operations in 1997
Oman Air11
Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines11Ceased operations in 2010
Pacific Interstate Airlines1Renamed to Pacific Inter Air in 1985
Pacific Inter Air1Renamed to Bahamas Express in 1987
Pacific Western Airlines2
Palestinian Airlines1
Pan American Airways (1998–2004)7Ceased operations in 2004
Panagra Airways7Ceased operations in 1999
Panavia11Ceased operations in 2006
Payam Air2
People Express Airlines46Merged with Continental Airlines in 1987
22
Phoenix Airways51Ceased operations in 1995
Piedmont Airlines834Merged with USAir in 1989
Planet Airways16
Pride Air36Ceased operations in 1985
Private Jet Expeditions13
Polynesian Airlines1Leased from Ansett Australia
Premier Airlines11Renamed to Asian Express Airlines in 1996
Qatar Airways6
Quebecair1
Raya Airways3
Reeve Aleutian Airways2
Regent Air3
Rio Linhas Aéreas5Ceased operations in 2017
Royal Brunei Airlines1
Royal Khmer Airlines1Ceased operations in 2007
Royal Nepal Airlines5
SAETA23Ceased operations in 2000
SAM Colombia146
SAN Ecuador21Ceased operations in 1999
Santa Bárbara Airlines2
Scibe Airlift3Ceased operations in 1998
Servivensa31Ceased operations in 2003
Sideral Linhas Aéreas2Leased from Rio Linhas Aéreas
SKA Air and Logistics Uganda1
Skybus Airlines (1985)34
SNAS Aviation5Ceased operations in 2014
Sol Air2Leased from Falcon Air Express
SonAir1
Sultan Air2Ceased operations in 1993
Sun Country Airlines42
TAESA Lineas Aéreas142Ceased operations in 2000
TAF Linhas Aéreas5Ceased operations in 2009
Talia Airways2Ceased operations in 1988
TAME36
Tasman Cargo Airlines1
Tayfunair1
Teebah Airlines1Operated by Iraqi Airways
Trans Air Congo31
TransAer International Airlines1
Transafrik International14
Transbrasil22
Transmile Air Services17Rebranded as Raya Airways in 2014
Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines11
Trump Shuttle817Acquired by US Airways Shuttle in 1992
Top Air4
Toros Air11Ceased operations in 1989
Total Linhas Aéreas6
TUR European Airways44Ceased operations in 1994
UltrAir8Ceased operations in 1994
UniWorld Air Cargo1
UPS Airlines678
US Airways7
US Airways Shuttle12
USAir1264Renamed to US Airways in 1995
Varig Logística24Ceased operations in 2012
Viasa7Ceased operations in 1997
Vietnam Airlines1
Vensecar Internacional33
Western Pacific Airlines2Leased from Express One International
Wien Air Alaska61
Wimbi Dira Airways1
Zuliana de Aviación2
Chile1only 727 used by the airline

Government, military and other operators

As well as commercial operators the 727 has been used by military, government and private operators. The United States military used the 727 as a military transport, designated as the C-22.

Burkina Faso
Gambia
Mali

References

Notes
Sources

Notes and References

  1. Roach & Eastwood 1992, pp 92-152
  2. http://rzjets.net/operators/?show=66 Aviogenex
  3. Flight International. World Airlines Directory. 19 March 1983. 706.
  4. Web site: MIAT Mongolian Airlines . 2024-09-26 . www.miat.com.

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